South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (14:54): Supplementary arising from the original answer: as I asked previously—and I'm not talking about any sackings—what criteria has the government used in selecting the various members of the board that you indicate are being notified? Is it criteria based on functions that community organisations hold, or invitations that we might get to those functions?

The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:54): I wonder what criteria the former Labor government ever had when they appointed former minister Grace Portolesi onto the SAMEAC board. What criteria did they apply, I wonder?

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Can't you answer the question?

The Hon. J.S. LEE: Our criteria is much more transparent. Our criteria is about consulting with stakeholders.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Where is it? Put it up on the website.

The Hon. J.S. LEE: Those criteria are a broad representation from the multicultural community.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.S. LEE: The criteria is not about making it up; we are not like you guys. Our criteria is about choosing the most outstanding, high calibre, quality community leaders to be on the board so they know that they can transfer their skills, knowledge and experience to serve the new government; that is the criteria.